http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. If findings of a new study in mice are any indication, it might be possible to fine-tune cellular powerhouses called mitochondria, tweaking one aspect to increase insulin sensitivity, reduce body and fat mass, and even extend life. Exploiting this target could one day lead to novel treatments for type 2 diabetes—an endocrine system disease that affects 8 percent of the U.S. population. The research also points to promising new avenues of investigation in the biology of aging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-link-insulin-sensitivity-cells-powerhouses.html Medical research Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:04:30 EST news278676262